Cold feet? Matiang’i and Kihalangwa withdraw court application

Gordon Kihalangwa and Fred Matiang'i.

 

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i and Immigration Director Gordon Kihalangwa have withdrawn an application at the Court of Appeal challenging a court order directing them to pay Ksh. 200,000 fine for defying a court order.

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Justice George Odunga had fined the two for deporting lawyer and politician Miguna Miguna despite a court order requiring that they produce him in court.

Mr Miguna was deported, for the second time, on March 29, after spending more than 72 hours in a tiny room at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).  He was later forcefully bundled into a plane and taken to Canada.

 

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His lawyers, Dr. John Khaminwa, James Orengo, Otiende Amolo, Julie Soweto and Nelson Havi challenged the move and urged the court to find the two government officials guilty of contempt of court.

Justice Odunga found them guilty and ordered them to pay Ksh. 200,000 each from their April 2018 salaries.

Earlier today, Dr Khaminwa asked judges Alnashir Visram Roselyn Nambuye and Jamila Mohammed to inquire whether Dr Matiang’i and Mr Kihalangwa had paid the fines. However, there was no immediate confirmation of payment.

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